Designing a security system that is accurate and cost-effective for the outdoors has been an elusive challenge for the security industry. Proven technologies are now available that are specifically designed

Parking facilities have always made popular locations in horror films, with dim lighting, footsteps eerily following and shadows lurking to create classic scary scenes.  At the same time, these movies

Providers throughout the security industry use the term Intelligent Technology to describe their products. Since there is no objective definition for this term, it can be used to mean a

Bringing with it five days of educational sessions, along with two days of new technologies and services on exhibit, PSA-TEC 2010 celebrates its 30th year when it opens Monday, May

While VGA resolution cameras continue to dominate the market, megapixel surveillance has been quickly gaining ground. Though megapixel cameras cost more than lower-resolution cameras and require more storage for the

Go to any security media outlet and the talk is about megapixel cameras, even though depending on whom you ask, somewhere around 80 percent of all installations are still analog

In August 2009, The Economist estimated that home phones are being disconnected at a rate of nearly 700,000 lines per month. At that rate, the last phone line in America

Surveillance storage solutions can have many challenges, thanks to myriads of DVR and NVR features and benefits that can range from common specifications to helpful elements such as intelligent PTZ

The complexity of security technology implementations demands a formal project management discipline to ensure success. More project managers in the security industry are pursuing formal qualifications such as CSPM or

Nuisance alarms are the bane of the security industry. Whether false alarms come from burglar alarms, outdoor sensors or some other system component, they can undermine security effectiveness and cause